The physical use of stainless steel by end users. Consumption predicts changes in inventories, unlike demand figures.

不锈钢最终用户的使用不锈钢的量。不像需求量，通过用户的消费量可以预见以后产品的存货量。

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Alt indicators at current prices, including changes in inventories and consumption of fixed capital, are valued at average prices of the accounting period.

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The net change in the GDP estimate from the first to the second estimate of the third quarter reflects changes in several variables in addition to inventories.

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Changes in vacancies and inventories are strongly correlated: for example, San Jose, Bakersfield and Seattle all had large vacancy declines and large inventory declines year over year (using NAR inventory data).

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